Question 1

A newer form of psychosurgery-cingulotomy-is used in cases of:

Accepted Answer

A)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
B)  bipolar disorder. 
C)  major depression. 
D)  schizophrenia. 
A)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
B)  bipolar disorder. 
C)  major depression. 
D)  schizophrenia.

Question 2

According to a behavior therapist,how might psychological disorders be treated MOST EFFECTIVELY?

Accepted Answer

A)  The client should learn new behaviors to replace the faulty skills. 
B)  Patients should say aloud whatever comes to mind. 
C)  Unconscious conflicts should be brought to light. 
D)  Neurotransmitter irregularities should be rectified through drugs. 
A)  The client should learn new behaviors to replace the faulty skills. 
B)  Patients should say aloud whatever comes to mind. 
C)  Unconscious conflicts should be brought to light. 
D)  Neurotransmitter irregularities should be rectified through drugs.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding dialectical behavior therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is especially effective in the treatment of personality disorders. 
B)  It stresses on who the individual wishes to become. 
C)  It is actually based mainly on psychoanalytic ideas. 
D)  It is a relatively new form of therapy. 
A)  It is especially effective in the treatment of personality disorders. 
B)  It stresses on who the individual wishes to become. 
C)  It is actually based mainly on psychoanalytic ideas. 
D)  It is a relatively new form of therapy.

Question 4

No greater change has occurred in mental hospitals than the successful introduction in the mid-_____s of antipsychotic drugs.

Accepted Answer

A)  1940s 
B)  1950s 
C)  1960s 
D)  1970s 
A)  1940s 
B)  1950s 
C)  1960s 
D)  1970s

Question 5

Briefly describe the humanistic perspective.Applying what you know about humanistic psychology,how would a humanistic psychologist help someone with low self-esteem?

Accepted Answer

Humanistic therapy draws on this philoso

Question 6

Regarding group therapy,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Group therapy is generally more economical than individual therapy. 
B)  In group therapy,the therapist is usually highly directive. 
C)  Shy individuals benefit more from group therapy than do assertive people. 
D)  Group therapies are of shorter durations than individual therapy. 
A)  Group therapy is generally more economical than individual therapy. 
B)  In group therapy,the therapist is usually highly directive. 
C)  Shy individuals benefit more from group therapy than do assertive people. 
D)  Group therapies are of shorter durations than individual therapy.

Question 7

Many therapists integrate multiple approaches to treat an individual's problems;that is,they use a(n)_____ approach.

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The answer of Many therapists integrate multiple approaches to treat...

Question 8

Identify (a)one advantage,strength,or contribution,and (b)one disadvantage,weakness,or limitation of each of the following types of psychotherapy: behavior therapy and cognitive therapy.

Accepted Answer

The answer should mention some of the fo

Question 9

Approximately what percentage of U.S.families includes a member who has taken an antianxiety drug?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  35% 
D)  50% 
A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  35% 
D)  50%

Question 10

_____ is the transmission of feelings to a psychoanalyst of love or anger that had been originally directed to a patient's parents or other authority figures.

Accepted Answer

A)  Regression 
B)  Transference 
C)  Dissociation 
D)  Projection 
A)  Regression 
B)  Transference 
C)  Dissociation 
D)  Projection

Question 11

Why has psychodynamic therapy remained a viable approach to psychological treatment,despite criticism of it?

Accepted Answer

A)  It facilitates the development of deep insight into one's life. 
B)  It is brief and inexpensive. 
C)  It is more objective than are some other forms of therapy. 
D)  It doesn't differentiate between articulate and less verbal patients. 
A)  It facilitates the development of deep insight into one's life. 
B)  It is brief and inexpensive. 
C)  It is more objective than are some other forms of therapy. 
D)  It doesn't differentiate between articulate and less verbal patients.

Question 12

After telling his psychoanalyst about his relationship with his ex-wife for a few minutes,Jerome suddenly changes the subject.Jerome is exhibiting:

Accepted Answer

A)  resistance. 
B)  transference. 
C)  a latent conflict. 
D)  projection. 
A)  resistance. 
B)  transference. 
C)  a latent conflict. 
D)  projection.

Question 13

Which drug class is CORRECTLY matched with an example drug?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antidepressants-lithium 
B)  Antipsychotics-Chlorpromazine 
C)  Mood stabilizers-Xanax 
D)  Antianxiety drugs-Prozac 
A)  Antidepressants-lithium 
B)  Antipsychotics-Chlorpromazine 
C)  Mood stabilizers-Xanax 
D)  Antianxiety drugs-Prozac

Question 14

Contingency contracting and token economies are based on _____ conditioning.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Contingency contracting and token economies are based...

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the strengths of the cognitive approach to treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  It encourages deep insight into one's life. 
B)  It has been successful in dealing with a wide range of problems. 
C)  It is flexible and open to incorporating elements of other approaches to treatment. 
D)  Therapy tends to be highly structured and focused on concrete problems. 
A)  It encourages deep insight into one's life. 
B)  It has been successful in dealing with a wide range of problems. 
C)  It is flexible and open to incorporating elements of other approaches to treatment. 
D)  Therapy tends to be highly structured and focused on concrete problems.

Question 16

How might one best respond to the charge that behavior therapy produces only a superficial change in external behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research shows that behavior therapies produce the same sorts of insights into one's life that one associates with psychoanalytic and humanistic therapies. 
B)  Neuroscientific evidence shows that behavioral treatments produce actual changes in the functioning of the brain. 
C)  External behavior is a result of internal functions. 
D)  Research shows that behavior therapies and cognitive therapies are fundamentally the same. 
A)  Research shows that behavior therapies produce the same sorts of insights into one's life that one associates with psychoanalytic and humanistic therapies. 
B)  Neuroscientific evidence shows that behavioral treatments produce actual changes in the functioning of the brain. 
C)  External behavior is a result of internal functions. 
D)  Research shows that behavior therapies and cognitive therapies are fundamentally the same.

Question 17

Describe the general aim of cognitive therapy.Write a note on Ellis's rational-emotive therapy.

Accepted Answer

The following ideas should be mentioned:

Question 18

_____ are professionals with a Ph.D.or Psy.D.who have also completed a postgraduate internship.They specialize in assessment and treatment of psychological difficulties,providing psychotherapy and,in some U.S.states,can prescribe drugs.

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychoanalysts 
B)  Psychiatrists 
C)  Psychiatric social workers 
D)  Clinical psychologists 
A)  Psychoanalysts 
B)  Psychiatrists 
C)  Psychiatric social workers 
D)  Clinical psychologists

Question 19

_____ approach is a treatment approach that incorporates basic principles of learning to change the way people think.

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychodynamic-cognitive 
B)  Humanistic-behavioral 
C)  Cognitive-behavioral 
D)  Psychodynamic-humanistic 
A)  Psychodynamic-cognitive 
B)  Humanistic-behavioral 
C)  Cognitive-behavioral 
D)  Psychodynamic-humanistic

Question 20

Which of the following statements is most TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Different forms of therapy work best in different situations. 
B)  People who don't attend therapy do just as well as people who do. 
C)  The effectiveness of the different treatments is the same in all cases. 
D)  Psychotherapy can safely be said to be beneficial for everyone. 
A)  Different forms of therapy work best in different situations. 
B)  People who don't attend therapy do just as well as people who do. 
C)  The effectiveness of the different treatments is the same in all cases. 
D)  Psychotherapy can safely be said to be beneficial for everyone.

A newer form of psychosurgery-cingulotomy-is used in cases of:

According to a behavior therapist,how might psychological disorders be treated MOST EFFECTIVELY?

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding dialectical behavior therapy?

No greater change has occurred in mental hospitals than the successful introduction in the mid-_____s of antipsychotic drugs.

Briefly describe the humanistic perspective.Applying what you know about humanistic psychology,how would a humanistic psychologist help someone with low self-esteem?

Regarding group therapy,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Many therapists integrate multiple approaches to treat an individual's problems;that is,they use a(n)_____ approach.

Identify (a)one advantage,strength,or contribution,and (b)one disadvantage,weakness,or limitation of each of the following types of psychotherapy: behavior therapy and cognitive therapy.

Approximately what percentage of U.S.families includes a member who has taken an antianxiety drug?

_____ is the transmission of feelings to a psychoanalyst of love or anger that had been originally directed to a patient's parents or other authority figures.

Why has psychodynamic therapy remained a viable approach to psychological treatment,despite criticism of it?

After telling his psychoanalyst about his relationship with his ex-wife for a few minutes,Jerome suddenly changes the subject.Jerome is exhibiting:

Which drug class is CORRECTLY matched with an example drug?

Contingency contracting and token economies are based on _____ conditioning.

Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the strengths of the cognitive approach to treatment?

How might one best respond to the charge that behavior therapy produces only a superficial change in external behavior?

Describe the general aim of cognitive therapy.Write a note on Ellis's rational-emotive therapy.

_____ are professionals with a Ph.D.or Psy.D.who have also completed a postgraduate internship.They specialize in assessment and treatment of psychological difficulties,providing psychotherapy and,in some U.S.states,can prescribe drugs.

_____ approach is a treatment approach that incorporates basic principles of learning to change the way people think.

Which of the following statements is most TRUE?

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A newer form of psychosurgery-cingulotomy-is used in cases of:

According to a behavior therapist,how might psychological disorders be treated MOST EFFECTIVELY?

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding dialectical behavior therapy?

No greater change has occurred in mental hospitals than the successful introduction in the mid-_____s of antipsychotic drugs.

Briefly describe the humanistic perspective.Applying what you know about humanistic psychology,how would a humanistic psychologist help someone with low self-esteem?

Regarding group therapy,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Many therapists integrate multiple approaches to treat an individual's problems;that is,they use a(n)_____ approach.

Identify (a)one advantage,strength,or contribution,and (b)one disadvantage,weakness,or limitation of each of the following types of psychotherapy: behavior therapy and cognitive therapy.

Approximately what percentage of U.S.families includes a member who has taken an antianxiety drug?

_____ is the transmission of feelings to a psychoanalyst of love or anger that had been originally directed to a patient's parents or other authority figures.

Why has psychodynamic therapy remained a viable approach to psychological treatment,despite criticism of it?

After telling his psychoanalyst about his relationship with his ex-wife for a few minutes,Jerome suddenly changes the subject.Jerome is exhibiting:

Which drug class is CORRECTLY matched with an example drug?

Contingency contracting and token economies are based on _____ conditioning.

Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the strengths of the cognitive approach to treatment?

How might one best respond to the charge that behavior therapy produces only a superficial change in external behavior?

Describe the general aim of cognitive therapy.Write a note on Ellis's rational-emotive therapy.

_____ are professionals with a Ph.D.or Psy.D.who have also completed a postgraduate internship.They specialize in assessment and treatment of psychological difficulties,providing psychotherapy and,in some U.S.states,can prescribe drugs.

_____ approach is a treatment approach that incorporates basic principles of learning to change the way people think.

Which of the following statements is most TRUE?

Introduction to Psychology

Psychological Research

Neuroscience and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition and Language

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

Development

Health Psychology: Stress Coping and Well-Being

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